Daily GK Quiz - 24th June 2015

Q. : 1   Sister Nirmala, who died recently, was associated with which of the following organisations?

1) Greenpeace

2) Save the Children

3) PETA

4) Missionaries of Charity

5) None of these

Q. : 2   Dennis Muilenburg has been named as chief executive officer (CEO) of which of the following firms effective Jul 1?

1) Airbus

2) Boeing

3) Bombardier

4) Embraer

5) None of these

Q. : 3   To promote very small businesses, the Centre aims to facilitate credit up to _______ under the MUDRA scheme in the current fiscal.

1) Rs 25,000 cr

2) Rs 35,000 cr

3) Rs 40,000 cr

4) Rs 1 lakh cr

5) None of these

Q. : 4   Who among the following is the new chairman of the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)?

1) Shankar S Mantha

2) Anil Sahasrabudhe

3) FC Kohli

4) Subramaniam Ramadorai

5) None of these

Q. : 5   _________ has won the European team athletics championships, winning 10 of the 40 events on the program, taking the title for the fourth time in the last six years.

1) Finland

2) Sweden

3) France

4) Germany

5) Russia

Q. : 6   The capital market regulator Sebi on 23 Jun halved the time required between listing and closing of an initial public offering (IPO) to

1) 12 days

2) ten days

3) eight days

4) six days

5) None of these

Q. : 7   Of the 100 proposed smart cities across states and Union territories, which of the following states will account for the most (13) smart cities?

1) Gujarat

2) Madhya Pradesh

3) Maharashtra

4) Tamil Nadu

5) Uttar Pradesh

Q. : 8   Which of the following days is observed on 23 Jun?

1) International Widows Day

2) Women's Entrepreneurship Day

3) National Girl Child Day

4) International Women's Day

5) None of these

Q. : 9   James Horner, who died aged 61 in a plane crash on 22 Jun, was the Oscar-winning _________ of the film Titanic.

1) composer

2) director

3) script writer

4) choreographer

5) None of these

Q. : 10   Which of the following state govts has declared Jun 22 as the 'Snake Bird Day' as part of a campaign to protect the endangered species?

1) Karnataka

2) Kerala

3) Maharashtra

4) Gujarat

5) Tamil Nadu

Answer:- 

1. (4) Missionaries of Charity
2. (2) Boeing
3. (4) Rs 1 lakh cr
4. (2) Anil Sahasrabudhe
5. (5) Russia
6. (4) six days
7. (5) Uttar Pradesh
8. (1) International Widows Day
9. (1) composer
10. (2) Kerala